NOVEMBER 25, 2019 - As Congress passed another continuing resolution Thursday to keep the federal government open until Dec. 20, Secretary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy said the lack of long-term funding is having a detrimental impact on operations, readiness, maintenance and modernization. With no approved fiscal year 2020 budget, the Army had to freeze about $3.5 billion in … [Read more...]
Finding the Path to Success After the Military
NOVEMBER 22, 2019 - Retiring from the military is a deep-thinking decision all service members have to face at some point. After serving 16 years in the military, it is a decision U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Early knows all too well. “There is always going to be a bit of uncertainty and fear [with retirement] because you’re entering the unknown, but like anything else, … [Read more...]
Army Biologists Develop Rad Plan to Test Protective Suits
NOVEMBER 21, 2019 - Necessity is the mother of invention. When the U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) School’s Joint Experimentation and Analysis Division (JEAD) needed to find a way to get more mileage out of the expensive protective suits worn by Army civil support teams in radiological environments, they looked for answers from what seemed like a … [Read more...]
CID Seeks Military Police Investigators to Join Warrant Officer Ranks
NOVEMBER 19, 2019 - As part of the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command’s (CID) continued effort to recruit the best of the best to become special agents, CID is currently seeking Military Police Investigators (MPI) from Career Management Field (CMF) 31 to become CID Special Agent Warrant Officers. “The MPIs possess valued training, investigated skills and experience,” … [Read more...]
Army-Air Force Weekend Starts With Celebration Ends With Heartbreak for Army
NOVEMBER 4, 2019 - The U.S. Military Academy’s weekend at the U.S. Air Force Academy started with a celebration and ended with heartbreak. On the morning of Nov. 1, the leadership of West Point and USAFA gathered along with the top leadership of the Air Force to honor a trailblazer who touched both institutions, Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. who graduated from West Point in … [Read more...]